OFFICE OF THE HOLY CROSSE; 2ND VERSION: INTRODUCTION, by RICHARD CRASHAWPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: Thou shalt open my lippes, o lord Last Line: World without end. Amen.
V. Thou shalt open my lippes, O LORD. R. And my mouth shall shew forth thy Prayse. V. O GOD make speed to save me. R. O LORD make hast to help me. GLORY be to the FATHER, and to the SON, and to the H. GHOST. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.